Anita Micalizzi:  

Life Married the love of my life In August 1975 and we have two great kids, Lance and Tara. Professionally; Retired Vice President, Information and Service Operations. I worked for Fortune 500 companies and for the last 18 years with start-up and turn-around companies. I'm sure for those who knew me in High School this comes as a surprise! I was a terrible student who spent more time cutting my "remedial" classes than attending them. After being diagnosed as dyslectic at 23, I began to excel in my career and in my life. Now I understood why school was so difficult and that I wasn't "remedial". I went on to become the "first female" Manager, Director and/or Vice President at various companies throughout my career. But what I am most proud of is that throughout my career I have made it a practice and my passion to mentor women and help them gain self esteem. I passed the torch (retired) in 2002 to my daughter Tara who graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in WOMEN'S STUDIES, a degree we would have never thought possible in 1966! Tara was married in 2005 to Jeremy who we have known since they were in the 5Th grade together, aww. They presented us with our first grandchild three weeks ago (October 2008); a beautiful baby girl named Lola Natale. Natale is Tara's middle name and it was also my husband...Expand for more